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Queen Ysabeau

The she-wolf queen of England, lazy with wine and gluttony, who can pardon anything except the one errand she cannot forgive.

supporting

Also known as Ysabeau

First appearance: i the story of the sestina

As a supporting figure in Chivalry, Queen Ysabeau is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Featured as a queen in the dizain, representing themes of power and torment.
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Ysabeau sits in her carven chair, a handsome woman stoutening from too much wine, and regards her fettered prisoner with lazy amiability while Adam Orleton and the Earl of March croak for his death. She has harried the…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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